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Julio has a savings account in a foreign country. The account earned $5,000 interest during 2020 but he only received $4,500 since $500 for foreign

Julio has a savings account in a foreign country. The account earned $5,000 interest during 2020 but he only received $4,500 since $500 for foreign taxes was withheld by the bank. All amounts are stated in Canadian dollars. The effect on Julio's 2020 tax return is:

An increase in taxable income of $5,000 and a foreign tax credit of $500

An increase in taxable income of $5,000 and a foreign tax credit of $75

Nothing since the interest was earned outside of Canada

An increase in taxable income of $4,500 and a foreign tax credit of $0

Question 2 (1 point)

Taxpayer A purchased a residential rental property on April 15, 2020. They paid $300,000 cash for the building and an additional $540 for eligible rental expenses during 2020. They rented the property on May 1 to long term tenants for $2,500 per month. On their 2020 tax return what is the net rental income they should report?

$19,460

$1,460

$7,378

$7,918

Question 3 (1 point)

During 2020 Erin received eligible dividends of $800, non-eligible dividends of $600 and foreign dividends of $900 (10% foreign tax or $100 was withheld at source). Her 2020 net property income for tax purposes is:

$2,794

$2,648

$2,694

$2,748

Question 4 (1 point)

Of the following statements concerning the tax treatment of interest income, which one is NOT correct?

If there is accrued interest on a security, the seller includes the accrued interest in income and the purchaser deducts a corresponding amount from the interest received on the bond

Corporations must accrue interest on a daily basis.

Individuals must accrue interest using the cash basis.

Accrued interest from the date of the last interest payment date will be added to the purchase price of a security.

Question 5 (1 point)

Of the following statements with respect to rental properties, select the one which is NOT correct:

If a new rental property is acquired, put into a separate CCA class, and is used more than 90 percent for non-residential purposes, it is eligible for an enhanced CCA rate of 10 percent.

The deduction of CCA cannot be used to create or increase a rental loss.

Every rental property with a cost in excess of $50,000 must be allocated to a separate CCA Class.

The short fiscal period rules (i.e. a taxation year <365 days) do NOT apply to the calculation of CCA on a rental property owned by an individual.

Question 6 (1 point)

Taxpayer A purchased a newly issued $20,000 corporate bond for $19,500 on November 1, 2020. The bond matures on October 31, 2025 and has an annual interest rate is 5% which is paid on October 31 of each year. What is the total interest income taxpayer A must report on their 2020 and 2021 tax returns if they want to minimize the interest recognized for tax purposes?

$0 in 2020 and $975 in 2021

$167 in 2020 and $1,000 in 2021

$0 in 2020 and $1,000 in 2021

$167 in 2020 and $833 in 2021

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